The most unshocking secrets of Wikileaks Documents
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[b]The whistleblower’s latest document dump exposes Saudi Arabia’s plot against Iran, a corrupt Afghan’s $52 million payday, Putin and Berlusconi’s “bromance,” and more. See nine of the most startling details.[/b]
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[b]1. Yemen Takes the Fall for U.S. Drones[/b]
Leaked documents reveal that Yemen has been covering up for the U.S in the fight against al Qaeda by saying publicly that attacks initiated by the State Department were directed by Yemen. “We’ll continue saying the bombs are ours, not yours,” Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told General David Petraeus in January 2010. The coverup, made necessary by severe distrust of the U.S. in the Middle East, prompted Yemen’s prime minister to joke about how the president had “lied” to his parliament about the strikes.
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton wanted diplomats to snoop out credit card numbers, schedules, email addresses, cell phone numbers—even DNA—of the members of the U.N. Security Council, according to the documents. (Susan Walsh / AP Photo)
[b]2. China Hacked Google—and the Dalai Lama[/b]
The Chinese government was behind the much-publicized cyberattack on Google’s computer network this year, according to “a Chinese contact” who told the U.S. Embassy in Beijing about “a coordinated campaign of computer sabotage carried out by government operatives.” U.S. officials have previously declined to finger the Chinese government publicly for the attacks, but the WikiLeaks cable makes clear that Beijing directed hacks into not only Google, but also U.S. and Western allies’ computers, the Gmail accounts of Chinese dissidents, and even the Dalai Lama’s computer.
[b]3. Hillary Commissioned U.N. Spies[/b]
Clinton wanted diplomats to snoop out credit-card numbers, frequent-flier details, schedules, email addresses, cellphone numbers, and even DNA of the members of the U.N. Security Council, according to the documents. That includes U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, about whom the secretary of state requested information on “management and decision-making style and his influence on the secretariat.” The requests, which were made in July 2009 and follow similar orders from Clinton’s predecessor, Condoleezza Rice, will no doubt cause embarrassment and could even be illegal: A 1946 U.N. treaty bans “search, requisition... and any other form of interference” of United Nations property.
[b]4. “Feckless” Berlusconi Has “Shadowy” Ties to Putin[/b]
The cables are not very kind to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is deemed “feckless, vain, and ineffective as a modern European leader” by Elizabeth Dibble, the U.S. envoy to Rome. Another leaked document details Berlusconi’s already known “frequent late nights and penchant for partying hard.” The reports also question the intimate relationship between Berlusconi and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who reportedly use a “shadowy” bilingual go-between and lavish each other with expensive gifts. Secretary Clinton asked her envoys in the two nations to report on any business dealings between the two, in addition to their chummy bromance.
[b]5. Saudi King Wants a U.S. Military Strike on Iran[/b]
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah repeatedly pushed the U.S. to attack Iran, according to the U.S. ambassador there. “Cut off the head of the snake,” the king said in 2008, requesting a military strike against Iran’s burgeoning nuclear program. The Saudi government also called for “severe U.S. and international sanctions on Iran.” Israel also urged action, labeling 2010 a critical year. A June 2009 message describes Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak outlining a “window between 6 and 18 months from now in which stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons might still be viable.” After that, said Barak, “any military solution would result in unacceptable collateral damage” Other cables show that the U.S. believes Iran has received advanced missiles from North Korea capable of striking Moscow and Europe.
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I like actually knowing things now, instead of only knowing what the government wants us to know. It's liberating.
A disagree, I guess someone likes living in the dark
Shit happens, Sometimes.
Its not that shocking
I haven't seen any problems resulting in this sites leaking of government information. So i'm led to believe the only reason the US gov't is angry about this website is because it's hurting their reputation by revealing controversial decisions that some politicians are making, which is stupid.
That Yemen thing is new to me, I wasn't aware anyone believed they had anything to do with the drone strikes.
Apparently the wikileaks founder is not aloud to reenter US without being inprisoned.
Why am I getting dumbs, I heard it on the radio
[QUOTE=bigbadbarron;26401381]Shit happens, Sometimes.
Its not that shocking[/QUOTE]
Exactly, while the lay man might find some of this material shocking, this is an ordinary workday for the governments of the world.
They also released that we have nukes in the Netherlands. Not news, guys. Thanks.
Not going to lie, I was hoping to get a lot more info from this leak. Yeah, sure, there were some pretty big and surprising things, but most of it was practically expected or not noteworthy at all.
I like how Greater good only flies one way for you guys lol
[QUOTE=StupidUsername67;26401663]Not going to lie, I was hoping to get a lot more info from this leak. Yeah, sure, there were some pretty big and surprising things, but most of it was practically expected or not noteworthy at all.[/QUOTE]
I agree with this. Most of the stuff that has been released was pretty obvious already. I mean, it was already suggested that the Chinese government was responsible for the google attack...
Leave my Gmail alone, China :argh:
I also like how people say that the revealing of the information may endanger peoples lives when in reality the lives woudn't be in danger at all without the deceiving and biggotry revealed by Wikileaks.
This is all just American news. So wikileaks is just for Americans?
Unsurprising? I wouldn't have guessed 3, 4 or 5. 2 certainly, though, and maybe 1 if I'd really thought about it.
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4. “Feckless” Berlusconi Has “Shadowy” Ties to Putin
The cables are not very kind to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is deemed “feckless, vain, and ineffective as a modern European leader” by Elizabeth Dibble, the U.S. envoy to Rome. Another leaked document details Berlusconi’s already known “frequent late nights and penchant for partying hard.” The reports also question the intimate relationship between Berlusconi and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who reportedly use a “shadowy” bilingual go-between and lavish each other with expensive gifts. Secretary Clinton asked her envoys in the two nations to report on any business dealings between the two, in addition to their chummy bromance.[/QUOTE]
People be hatin' because they're bros.
[QUOTE=poopsicle;26401779]This is all just American news. So wikileaks is just for Americans?[/QUOTE]
being the only remaining superpower, the US remains the center of attention in the world.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;26401864]being the only remaining superpower, the US remains the center of attention in the world.[/QUOTE]
What about china.
[QUOTE=poopsicle;26402044]What about china.[/QUOTE]
China, while huge, still has a lot of extremely shitty areas.
[QUOTE=Bluesummers;26401687]I like how Greater good only flies one way for you guys lol[/QUOTE]
I want the truth
The full truth
and nothing else than the truth
No more hiding games
[QUOTE=poopsicle;26402044]What about china.[/QUOTE]While growing fast, they are not nearly as wealthy as the US, although being an authoritarian state with absolute power over it's people does tend to alleviate that somewhat (though it's certainly not as bad in that aspect as it used to be during the Cultural Revolution)
[QUOTE=Van-man;26402103]I want the truth
The full truth
and nothing else than the truth
No more hiding games[/QUOTE]
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You can't handle the truth.
[QUOTE=XIII_GT;26401346] U.S. officials have previously declined to finger the Chinese government publicly[/QUOTE]
lmao
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You can't handle the truth.[/QUOTE]
Gimme your best shot.
[QUOTE=Van-man;26402181]Gimme your best shot.[/QUOTE]
I'm kidding man I agree completely. Your post just ran smack into it.
So when i logged on my gmail to see a message saying my account had been accessed by an unknown IP in china it was actually their government? What gives them the right to snoop around my email eh
I dislike wikileaks thanks to that apache incident. They made the video cut at the exact moment to blame everything on the gunner instead of that idiot jorunalist fucking around with a group of armed men near an convoy under attack.
Now every pea brained fuck thinks all apache pilots are bloodthirsti warmonglers.
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Now every pea brained fuck thinks all apache pilots are bloodthirsti warmonglers.[/QUOTE]
yeah because every hitech mind thinks that killing civillians is a good thing
I don't see how any of this information is damaging since it was BLATANTLY OBVIOUS.
[QUOTE=gta-man12345;26408671]yeah because every hitech mind thinks that killing civillians is a good thing[/QUOTE]
He totally deserved it for lurking about an under attack convoy with armed men and not registering his trip there.
It's exacly the same as walking into a police department and pulling out a toy gun and pointing it at someone.
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